The Classic MotorCycle

Russel Taschner’s magnificent 1913 Clyno motorcycle, which was billed as the main attraction at the recent 1000 Bikes Show at Germiston High School, took the top award at the South African event too. The Clyno was also the Best Veteran, Ladies’ Choice and the Best Bike inside the Marquee, with the latter two awards based…

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In spite of the spectacular success of the ‘Ramsgate Revival’ sprint last year, months of uncertainty led to the final abandonment of a repeat sprint demonstration this year. Determined the momentum of interest should be maintained, the organisers decided to go ahead with an alternative – the Ramsgate Rev-Up, a static show, on August 14,…

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By Alan Turner Long-established as a bastion of transport preservation, the Bluebell Railway in Sussex offers even more of the same on the occasion of its annual vintage weekend, which this year was on August 13-14. As well as a full, steam-hauled train service, the event hosts a vintage and classic vehicle display in the…

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An unrestored 1966 Velocette Thruxton was sold by H&H Classics at its Donington Park Auction on July 28, for £20,000, twice the pre-sale estimate, and a new world record for an unrestored bike of this type. Mark Bryan, a motorcycle specialist at H&H, said: “We are delighted with this result and this new record. There…

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